Jireh
Jireh was the 881st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 271 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 850th with 285 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,391 places. More babies were named Jireh in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (God) will provide · Hebrew
Say it JY-ruh /ˈdʒaɪrə/
- Rank in 2025
- #881 boys, up 1,902 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 271boys
- Girls and boys
- 31% girls, 69% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2023285 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,202babies recorded
What does the name Jireh mean?
Jireh comes from Genesis 22:14, where Abraham names the place of the near-sacrifice of Isaac Adonai-yireh; older English Bibles write Jehovah-jireh, "the Lord will provide". The JPS translation's note glosses the Hebrew yir'eh as "will see" or "takes care". Wikipedia explains the different translations. As a given name, Jireh is the second word of the phrase on its own.
יִרְאֶה (Hebrew, “will see; will provide”)
How sure is this? Probable. The Hebrew word means 'will see'; 'will provide' is the traditional English reading of the phrase.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Hebrew Bible, Genesis 22:14, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- Wikipedia, 'Jehovah-jireh', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Jireh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,862 | #881 | 107 | 271 |
| 2020 | #3,709 | #2,783 | 40 | 44 |
| 2010 | #4,344 | #2,850 | 34 | 42 |
| 2000 | #5,388 | #3,845 | 21 | 21 |
| 1990 | — | #5,576 | — | 9 |
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How popular is Jireh, counting every spelling?
Jireh has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #852 for boys in 2025, against #881 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Jireh?
271 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Jireh (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Jireh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 31 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Jireh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Jireh?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Jireh are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 13. That makes Jireh a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Jireh by state
How common Jireh was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Georgia (1.9×), Maryland (1.9×), Texas (1.6×), Florida (1.6×). In 22 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Jireh: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Jireh, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Jireh · Sibling names for Jireh
Questions about the name Jireh
What does Jireh mean?
Jireh means “(God) will provide” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Jireh?
Jireh was the 881st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 271 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 850th with 285 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,391 places. More babies were named Jireh in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Jireh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 31% girls, 69% boys given the name Jireh in the US.
Where is Jireh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Jireh was most common in Hawaii (0.71 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Maryland.